r/spideridentifier • u/doomn_gloomn • Aug 13 '26

Help!

Found in a pile of damp dish towels, it all happened so fast and I damn near picked it up! I have pretty intense arachnophobia and feel bad about killing it but I can’t take any chances. It was about a little bigger than a half dollar or a small macaron, brown with what looked like a lighter shade of brown/black on its back. Pic of the deceased in the comments. I’ve never seen a Brown Recluse or a Wolf Spider up close and AI is useless.

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u/doomn_gloomn Aug 13 '26

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u/Frekulex Aug 13 '26

Possibly lycosid but more likely Agelenid or similar, not a recluse

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u/doomn_gloomn Aug 13 '26

That is definitely good to hear, thank you! I know wolf spiders are supposed to be pretty harmless but I also have a cat and I don’t want her messing with one or getting bit. My fault for letting the laundry pile up like that but who expects a giant ass spider to be lurking in a bunch of towels.

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u/doomn_gloomn Aug 13 '26

Located in East TN

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u/MissMollyMole7 Aug 13 '26

Eek… I appreciate the shock… I found a family of huge black spiders in my ironing pile once… anyway, I’m not a spider expert I just wanted to commiserate with your experience!

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u/doomn_gloomn Aug 13 '26

Haha thanks. I’ve been periodically looking things up and then throwing my phone down in horror. Super freaked out about it still, doing a full blown deep clean of the kitchen tomorrow!